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Nov 4, 2019
Millennials Who Are Killing It Financially and the Increasing Cost of HBCU Homecoming Season
When covering issues of money and personal finances, sometimes, we have to look at the bad so we can understand the good. But in this episod


Oct 16, 2019
New Episode: Understanding Rotating Credit and Savings Associations
In this episode of MYDM, we are taking a look at the concept of a Rotating Credit and Savings Associations, also known as lending circles an


Sep 16, 2019
New Episode: The Customer Lifetime Value Score and the "End" of Shareholder Primacy
We’re all familiar with the concept of a credit score and what it intends to project about your ability to make payments toward your debts a


Jul 20, 2019
New Episode: The Foundations of a Solid Financial Plan
On Manage Your Damn Money, we cover heady topics like universal basic income and the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....


Jun 12, 2019
New Episode: Part 1 - Understanding Economic Inequality and the Policies Being Put Forth as Solution
America and the world at large is coming to a broad, widely held conclusion -- economic inequality is becoming a problem. With the...


Jul 23, 2018
New Episode: The Great Recession of 2008 and a Game Show That Pays Off Student Loans
The result of an over inflated housing market, bad loans and good old American greed, we take a look back at the causes, aftermath and...


Jun 3, 2018
New Episode: Bouncing Back from a Financial Setback
Financial setbacks come in all shapes and sizes and never at a convenient time. But it’s important we all understand what has to happen...


May 28, 2018
New Episode: Allocating Your Money by Percentages and Congressional Office Squatters
What percentage of your income should you spend on rent? What percentage should you be saving? What will be left for transportation or...


May 16, 2018
New Episode: How to Pay for College Now AND In the Future
Millennials, Gen Y and Gen Z all know how expensive college is. Student loans are the single greatest cloud hanging over the entirety of...


Jul 9, 2017
A Millennial's Guide to Lowering the Costs of International Travel
The costs associated with traveling can be intimidating and perceived as downright unattainable if you have bills, student loan debt and...


Feb 16, 2016
Kanye West: A Starving Artist Who Just Wants to Create
I believe Kanye West Rants to be a national treasure, worthy of showcase inside Washington, DC’s most important museums. I’d suggest the...


Jun 1, 2015
A Bearded Bartender Stole My Credit Card Information to Buy Prada Shoes
Over the weekend my fiance and I joined friends at a bar to listen and dance to the DJ stylings of Rich Medina. We sat on the rooftop...


Sep 5, 2014
Is "Sallie Mae the Pimp" Slowing Down Your Savings Plan?
Written by Ben Carter College student loans have the potential to become a huge "bubble" in American society. In 2014, the collective...
Aug 11, 2014
John Oliver Tackles Payday Loans on HBO's Last Week Tonight
Comedian John Oliver recently tackled the absurdity of Payday Loans and why you should avoid them on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight". ...


Aug 7, 2014
Money.com Editor Says Avoid Retail Credit Cards
Margaret Magnarelli, assistant managing editor at Money, recently published a piece that should remind us all of a moment we've all had...


Jun 6, 2014
When I Was 8-Years-Old, I Hated Hilary Banks
Written by Ben Carter Ashley, Carlton and Hilary Banks led a life enviable by most Americans born in the 1980’s. They lived in a big...
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